Leila Philip Explained
Leila Philip |
Birth Date: | April 18, 1961 |
Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Education: | Princeton University (BA) Columbia University (MFA) |
Genres: | Poetry; Non-Fiction |
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Spouse: | Garth Evans |
Leila Philip (born April 18, 1961) is an American writer, poet and educator.
Life
Leila Philip grew up in New York City and graduated from Princeton University in 1986, with a A.B. in Comparative Literature and a Fifth-Year Degree in East Asian Studies[1] From 1983 to 1985, she apprenticed to Nagayoshi Kazu, a master potter in southern Kyushu,[2] then went on to earn an MFA at Columbia University as the Woolrich Fellow in Fiction.[1]
Philip has taught writing and literature at Princeton University, Columbia University, Emerson College, Colgate University,[3] Vassar College, and at the Ohio University as the James Thurber Writer in Residence.[4] In 2004 she joined College of the Holy Cross' English department where she teaches creative writing and literature in the Creative Writing Program and the Environmental Studies Program.[5]
Philip has taught at writing conferences and low residency MFA Programs including Stonecoast,[6] The Chenango Valley Writers Conference,[7] and Fairfield University.[8] Since 2010, she has taught at the MFA Program at Ashland University[9]
Bibliography
- Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America. Twelve Books. Hachette Publishing Group. 2022. . "Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America."
- Water Rising. 2015. New Rivers Press. 10.1353/rvt.2014.0008. Philip. Leila. River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative. 15. 2. 1–2. 201777731. subscription. [10]
A collaboration between Leila Philip and her partner Garth Evans.[11] 100% of the purchase price have been donated to environmental stewardship.[12]
One woman's journey to uncover her family's history and understand the ties that bind us to a particular place.[13] [14]
Winner of the Victorian Society Book Award[15]
Examines the evolving roles of women in Japan and the implications for Japanese society.[16]
The story of Leila Philip's journey to Miyama[17] –a village settled almost four centuries ago by seventy Korean potters–where she was accepted as an apprentice into the workshop and home of master potter Kazy Nagayoshi and his wife, Reiko.[18] The Road Through Miyama brings a charming look at pottery lore and technique, in particular at modern aspirations and traditional attitudes in Japanese life.[19]
Has been included as a travel guide of Japan by National Geographic[20]
Winner of the PEN 1990 Martha Albrand Citation for Nonfiction[21]
Anthologized
- 2015: Brief Encounters, edited by Judith Kitchen, (W. W. Norton & Company)[22]
- 2010: Why We're Here, edited by Bob Cowser, (Colgate University Press)[23]
- 2008: Creating Nonfiction, edited by Becky Bradway, (St. Martin's Press)[24]
- 1993: Maiden Voyages, edited by Mary Morris, (Vintage Books)[25]
Awards and honors
Published interviews
- 2012: The Future of Longform: exploring the Space between Writers and Readers in the new Media Galaxy, "Picturing the Essay", interviewed by Pepi Ronalds, Melbourne, Australia
Future of Long Form[33]
- 2011: Writers on the Fly: Unesco Project: Cities of Literature, Iowa City. Interviewed by Ben Hill.
On the Fly: Leila Philip[34]
- 2010: River of Words: Portraits of Hudson Valley Writers, edited by Nina Shengold (interview format), SUNY press[35]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Leila Philip College of Arts & Sciences Ashland University. ashland.edu. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Dialogues in Clay Victoria and Albert Museum. vam.ac.uk. November 5, 2015. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: The literature of fact (The Colgate Scene, November 2001). www4.colgate.edu. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Columbus News and Obituary Index. columbuslibrary.org. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Leila S. Philip College of the Holy Cross. college.holycross.edu. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Maine Humanities Council: Stonecoast MFA Podcast. mainehumanities.org. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Around the College. www4.colgate.edu. January 14, 2017.
- http://www.fairfield.edu/media/CAS_administration.pdf CAS administration
- Web site: Faculty College of Arts & Sciences Ashland University. ashland.edu. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Water Rising: Garth Evans and Leila Philip - artcritical artcritical. January 14, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160402044105/http://www.artcritical.com/2015/11/07/garth-evans-and-leila-philip-water-rising/. April 2, 2016. mdy-all.
- Web site: DIAGRAM :: Leila Philip and Garth Evans. thediagram.com. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: The Humble Essayist. the-humble-essayist.com. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Apples & History: a Q & A with Leila Philip Rural Intelligence. ruralintelligence.com. January 14, 2017.
- News: An Estate Lives On, Thanks to Apples - The New York Times. The New York Times. November 2001. January 14, 2017. Smith. Dinitia.
- Web site: Victorian Society in America: Metropolitan Chapter: Newsletter. vicsocny.org. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Academic Programs College of the Holy Cross. college.holycross.edu. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Robert Yellin's Japanese Pottery Blog: November 2007. e-yakimono.blogspot.com. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: The Road Through Miyama by Leila Philip ahorseandacarrot. ahorseandacarrot.wordpress.com. May 10, 2013. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: THE ROAD THROUGH MIYAMA by Leila Philip Kirkus Reviews. kirkusreviews.com. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Travel Library - Asia - National Geographic Traveler. January 14, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219231501/http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/travel-books/asia-text/11. February 19, 2014. mdy-all.
- Web site: Object New Acquisitions Collections Freer and Sackler Galleries. asia.si.edu. January 14, 2017.
- Book: Brief Encounters: A Collection of Contemporary Nonfiction. Kitchen, J.. Lenney, D.. 2015. W. W. Norton. 9780393351002. January 14, 2017.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=QOIXQwAACAAJ&q=Why+We're+Here,+edited+by+Bob+Cowser,+(Colgate+University+Press) "Leila Philip"
- https://books.google.com/books?id=einIPQAACAAJ&q=Creating+Nonfiction+(St.+Martin's+Press)+Becky+Bradway "Creating Nonfiction"
- Book: Maiden Voyages: Writings of Women Travelers. Morris, M.. 2012. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 9780307766472. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Summer Stipends Awards 2014 National Endowment for the Humanities. neh.gov. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: College of the Holy Cross. news.holycross.edu. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: College of the Holy Cross. news.holycross.edu. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: AAUW: Empowering Women Since 1881: Fellowships Directory. aauw.org. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Archived copy . October 9, 2015 . October 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151022115835/http://www.furthermore.org/archives.html . dead .
- Book: NEA Literature Fellowships: 40 Years of Supporting American Writers. Ball, D.. 2008. DIANE Publishing Company. 9781437907322. 34. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Leila Philip (Author of The Road Through Miyama). goodreads.com. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: Picturing the essay: The Future of Long Form: exploring the space between writers and readers in the new media galaxy.. futureoflongform.com. January 14, 2017.
- Web site: On the Fly: Leila Philip - YouTube. youtube.com. January 14, 2017.
- Book: River of Words. sunypress.edu. January 14, 2017.